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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the leading causes of severe irreversible blindness worldwide in the elderly population. AMD is a multifactorial disease mainly caused by advanced age, environmental factors, and genetic variations. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have strongly supported the link between ARMS2/HTRA1 locus on chromosome 10q26 and AMD development, encompassing multiple variants, rs10490924 (c.205G > T, p.A69S in ARMS2), insertion/deletion (del443/ins54 in ARMS2), and rs11200638 (in HTRA1 promoter region). In this comprehensive review, we provide an overview of the role played by ARMS2/HTRA1 risk alleles in neovascular AMD pathogenesis, covering GWAS, in vitro studies, and animal models, shedding light on their underlying molecular genetic mechanisms. Further extensive research is also imperative, including confirmation of these findings, identifying novel treatment targets, and advancing primary and secondary prevention strategies for AMD.
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Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance.
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